Starting Wednesday, March 29th, the Deutsche Welle Festival Concerts will be replaced by the new season of concerts from the San Francisco Symphony.
On Thursday, April 30th, Carnegie Hall Live replaces the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.
Both series run 13 weeks.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Broadcast Schedule — Spring 2017
PROGRAM #: SFS 17-01
RELEASE: March 27, 2017
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas
SOLOIST: Daniil Trifonov, piano
Ravel Menuet antique
Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Opus 21
Rossini Overture to La scala di seta
Respighi Feste romane [Roman Festivals]
Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra
PROGRAM #: SFS 17-02
RELEASE: April 3, 2017
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas
SOLOIST: Susanna Phillips, soprano
Ted Hearne Dispatches (SFS/NWS commission)
Barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Opus 24
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Opus 74, Pathétique
Sibelius Symphony No. 7
PROGRAM #: SFS 17-03
RELEASE: April 10, 2017
CONDUCTOR: András Schiff
SOLOISTS: András Schiff, piano
Anna Lucia Richter, soprano
Britta Schwarz, contralto
Werner Güra, tenor
Robert Holl, bass
San Francisco Symphony Chorus – Ragnar Bohlin, director
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K.595
Haydn Lord Nelson Mass
Schubert Widerschein, D.639
"Fischerweise," D.881,
Das Lied im Grünen, D.917
"Im Frühling," D.882,
Der blinde Knabe, D.833
"Ständchen," D.920
PROGRAM #: SFS 17-04
RELEASE: April 17, 2017
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas
SOLOIST: Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Sibelius The Swan of Tuonela, Opus 22
Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Opus 47
Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Opus 97, Rhenish
Debussy Nocturnes
PROGRAM #: SFS 17-05
RELEASE: April 24, 2017
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas
SOLOIST: Laura Claycomb, soprano
R. Strauss Serenade in E-flat major, Opus 7
R. Strauss Brentano Lieder, Opus 68
Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Opus 38, Spring
Strauss Ein Heldenleben
PROGRAM #: SFS 17-06
RELEASE: May 1, 2017
CONDUCTOR: Herbert Blomstedt
SOLOIST: Alexander Barantschik, violin
Mozart Symphony No. 35 in D major, K.385, Haffner
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat major, K.205
Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, K.551, Jupiter
Bernstein Suite from a Quiet Place (cond. Michael Tilson Thomas)
PROGRAM #: SFS 17-07
RELEASE: May 8, 2017
CONDUCTOR: Charles Dutoit
SOLOIST: Nikolai Lugansky, piano
Ravel Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose)
Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Opus 43
Fauré Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande, Opus 80
Stravinsky The Firebird Suite (1919 version)
Glinka Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila (cond. Michael Tilson Thomas)
PROGRAM #: SFS 17-08
RELEASE: May 15, 2017
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas
SOLOIST: Inon Barnatan, piano
Copland Orchestral Variations
Copland Inscape
Copland Piano Concerto
Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Opus 61
Mason Bates The B Sides
PROGRAM #: SFS 16-09
RELEASE: May 22, 2017
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas
SOLOIST: Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Simon O’Neill, tenor
Schubert Symphony in B minor, D.759, Unfinished
Mahler Das Lied von der Erde
Bach Orchestral Suite No. 2
PROGRAM #: SFS 17-10
RELEASE: May 29, 2017
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas
SOLOIST: Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
Brahms Variations of a Theme by Haydn, Opus 56a
Berlioz La Mort de Cléopâtre
Berlioz "L'Île inconnue," from Les Nuits d'été, Opus 7, no.6
Schumann Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Opus 120
Brahms Serenade in A major No. 2
PROGRAM #: SFS 17-11
RELEASE: June 5, 2017
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas
SOLOIST: Thomas Hampson, baritone
Stravinsky Scènes de ballet
John Adams The Wound Dresser
Stravinsky Petrushka [complete]
Stravinsky Circus Polka [encore]
Stravinsky Divertimento
PROGRAM #: SFS 17-12
RELEASE: June 12, 2017
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas
SOLOIST: Yefim Bronfman, piano
C.P.E. Bach Symphony No. 1 in D major, Wq183,1 (H663)
Jörg Widmann Trauermarsch for Piano and Orchestra (jointly commissioned by the San
Francisco Symphony, Berliner Philharmoniker Foundation, and the Toronto Symphony)
Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Opus 68
Stravinsky Apollo
PROGRAM #: SFS 17-13
RELEASE: June 19, 2017
CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas
SOLOISTS: Karina Gauvin, soprano
Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano
SF Symphony Chorus – Ragnar Bohlin, director
Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Resurrection
Haydn Symphony No. 60
CARNEGIE HALL LIVE! SERIES
Broadcast Series – Spring 2017
PROGRAM #: CHL 17-01
RELEASE: March 29, 2017
SIMÓN BOLÍVAR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF VENEZUELA
Performers: Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela
Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel, Music Director and Conductor
Guest Host: John Schaefer
RAVEL: La Valse
STRAVINSKY: La sacre du printemps
BRAHMS: Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor
COPLAND: "Hoe-Down" from Rodeo
J. STRAUSS JR.: Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214
GINASTERA: "Malambo" from Estancia
BERNSTEIN: "Mambo" from West Side Story
GUTIERREZ: "Alma Llanera" from Aires de Venezuela (arr. José Terencio)
PROGRAM #: CHL 17-02
RELEASE: April 5, 2017
IAN BOSTRIDGE & THOMAS ADÈS
Performers: Ian Bostridge, Tenor
Thomas Adès, Piano
SCHUBERT: Winterreise
PROGRAM #: CHL 17-03
RELEASE: April 12, 2017
BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER
Performers: Berliner Philharmoniker
Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle
Guest Host: John Schaefer
WEBERN: Six Pieces, Op. 6
SCHOENBERG: Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 16
BERG: Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2
PROGRAM #: CHL 17-04
RELEASE: April 19, 2017
ACCADEMIA BIZANTINA
Performers: Accademia Bizantina
Guest Host: John Schaefer
Conductor: Ottavio Dantone, Conductor and Harpsichord
Soloist: Viktoria Mullova, Violin
ALL-BACH PROGRAM
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A Minor, BWV 1041
Concerto for Oboe, Violin, and Continuo in C Minor, BWV 1060 (transcr. for violin and harpsichord by Ottavio Dantone)
Harpsichord Concerto No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1053 (transcr. for violin by Ottavio Dantone)
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E Major, BWV 1042
PROGRAM #: CHL 17-05
RELEASE: April 26, 2017
STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN
Performers: Staatskapelle Berlin
Guest Host: John Schaefer
Conductor: Daniel Barenboim, Music Director, Conductor, and Piano
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 26 in D Major, K. 537, "Coronation"
BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 4, "Romantic
PROGRAM #: CHL 17-06
RELEASE: May 3, 2017
JORDI SAVALL AND HESPÈRION XXI
Performers: Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXI
Driss El Maloumi, Oud and Voice
Dimitri Psonis, Santur and Morisca
Hakan Güngor, Kanun
Haïg Sakuroujandian, Duduk and Belul
Orthodox-Byzantine Vocal Ensemble
Panagiotis Neochoritis, Director
Soloists of La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Arpa Doppia
Le Concert des Nations
Guest Host: John Schaefer
Conductor: Jordi Savall, Director
ANON.: "Calling of the Bells"
ANON.: Fanfare
DAMASKINOS: "Alleluya"
ANON.: "Erotókritos"
MARCABRU: "Pax in nomine Domini!"
ANON.: "Dance of the Soul"
ANON.: "Ton despóti"
ANON.: Song and Dance
ANON.: "O totius Asie Gloria"
ANON.: "Pásan tin elpída mu"
ANON.: "Chiave, chiave"
ANON.: "Adoramus te"
ANON.: "Tin deisin mou dexai tin penichra"
ANON.: Ottoman Nikriz March
DUFAY: "Lamentatio sanctae matris ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae"
JANEQUIN: "La bataille de Marignan" from Escoutez tous gentilz
ANON.: Psalm 137:"Al nàhärót bavél" ("By the rivers of Babylon") (arr. S. Rossi)
WILLAERT: "Vecchie letrose" from Canzone villanesche alla napolitana
KLADAS: "Géfsasthe ke ídete"
GOUDIMEL/LOBWASSER: Psalm 35: "Ficht wieder meine Anfechter"
ANON.: "Laïla Djân"
MONTEVERDI: Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda
VIVALDI: "Di queste selve venite o Numi," from La Senna festeggiante, RV 693
MOZART: Alla Turca from Piano Sonata in A Major, K. 331 (arr. Jordi Savall)
LAMPADARIOS: Kratema
MARCHANT: "Nous sommes tous égaux" (arr. Jordi Savall)
HASSE: "Per quel bel viso" (arr. Jordi Savall)
HASSE: "Mia cara Anzoletta" (arr. Jordi Savall)
BORDÈSE: La Sainte Ligue: La nuit est sombre (arr. Jordi Savall)
PROGRAM #: CHL 17-07
RELEASE: May 10, 2017
JONATHAN BISS
BRENTANO STRING QUARTET
Performers: Brentano String Quartet (Mark Steinberg, Violin; Serena Canin, Violin; Misha Amory, Viola; Nina Lee, Cello)
Hsin-Yun Huang, Viola
Soloist: Jonathan Biss, Piano
Guest Host: John Schaefer
SCHUMANN: Fünf Gesänge der Frühe
GESUALDO: Selections from Madrigals, Book VI (arr. Bruce Adolphe)
- "Deh, come invan sospiro"
- "Beltà poi che t'assenti"
- "Resta di darmi noia"
- "Già piansi nel dolore"
- "Moro, lasso, al mio duolo"
BRAHMS: Klavierstücke, Op. 118
MOZART: String Quintet in E-flat Major, K. 614
PROGRAM #: CHL 17-08
RELEASE: May 17, 2017
VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Performer/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Franz Welser-Möst
Soloist: Rudolf Buchbinder
Guest Host: John Hockenberry
BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1
SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 8, "Unfinished"
BARTÓK: The Miraculous Mandarin Suite
PROGRAM #: CHL 17-09
RELEASE: May 24, 2017
MUNICH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Performer/Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Soloist: Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano
Guest Host: TBD
RAVEL: La valse
RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G Major
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3, "Eroica"
PROGRAM #: CHL 17-10
RELEASE: May 31, 2017
THREE GENERATIONS: ARVO PÄRT, PHILIP GLASS, AND STEVE REICH
Performer/Ensemble: Elizabeth Lim-Dutton, Violin
Todd Reynolds, Violin
Lois Martin, Viola
Jeanne Le Blanc, Cello
Michael Brown, Piano
Guest Host: John Schaefer
ARVO PÄRT: Für Alina
ARVO PÄRT: Fratres
PHILIP GLASS: String Quartet No. 5
STEVE REICH: Different Trains
PROGRAM #: CHL 17-11
RELEASE: June 7, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Performers: San Francisco Symphony
Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas
Guest Host: John Schaefer
MAHLER: Adagio from Symphony No. 10
MAHLER: Symphony No. 1
PROGRAM #: CHL 17-12
RELEASE: June 14, 2017
LEIF OVE ANDSNES & MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN
Performers: Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano
Marc-André Hamelin, Piano
Guest Host: TBD
MOZART: Larghetto and Allegro for Two Pianos (completed by Paul Badura-Skoda)
STRAVINSKY: Concerto for Two Pianos
DEBUSSY: En blanc et noir
STRAVINSKY: Le sacre du printemps for Two Pianos
PROGRAM #: CHL 17-13
RELEASE: June 21, 2017
NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF THE USA
Performers: National Youth Orchestra of the USA
Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach
Soloist: Emanuel Ax, Piano
Guest Host: Clive Gillinson
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat Major, K. 482
BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 6 in A Major
